The Clifton clarion., 1887-03-23
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that James O'Connell had commit
 ed suicide at Cunningham's ranch
 on the Bonita "Jimmie,' (the name by which he is popularly
 known) was an old soldier, about
 45 years of ago and had served the
 greater portion of his mature years
 in the army. A few weeks ago he
 was incarcerated in the county jail
 for some trivial offence and shortly
 afterwards hired out to Cunning
 ham X Hill 10 work about the
 ranch. He had worked out there
 on previous occasions; he was very
 anxious to go. and begged very
 hard of Sheriff Crawford to that
 effect. When Mir Garratt, the
 justice of the peace here, was mo-
 tified of the fact, he proceeded to
 summons a jury, according to law,
 to hold an inquest over the re-
 mains of the deceased at the Bo-
 nita, nt 3 o'clock p. m., the follow
 ing day, and took his departure
 for that place in company with
 James Aseveda the only juror that
 was ready. Arriving at the ranch they found Jimmie as was repre- sented, lying outside of the cabin with Winchester carbine close by as it had fallen from his hands, and a forked stick by which means he sprung the trigger. As no jury men made their presence visible at 4 o'clock last Thursday afternoon they proceeded to dig . grave and by sundown had completed the, by no means, pleasant ceremony of committing poor Jimmie to his last resting place under the silent hills of Apache land"
 With sad hearts and visions of demons and Apaches they wended their weary way down the tortuous canon of the Bonita over rocks. fallen trees and crossing and re- crossing the stream a hundred times, and now the walls would ap- proach so close that the very trail had room only in the bed of the stream with the stars in tho small portion of the Armament over bead just giving enough light to show how really dark it was; but without any misadventure they ar rived safely at Solomonville the next day.
 Now here is something for the grand jury to investigate. Is it im- possible to get q Coroner's jury to investigate the cause of mans death? It is indeed an unsatisfac- tory state of affairs if this IS not possible. It may be some day that some one of our citizens may be murdered on his ranch and dlsobedience of the law in this re spect would give his slayer ample time to escape. Verify this is making capital of crime.
 When it was rumered in Fort Thomas that q man had been found dead on the Bonita, the military thought it might have been done by herenegade Apaches who recently did the killing at Torto Basin and with great promp- itude despatched 1st Lieutenant c. R. Ward and detachment of the 10th cavalry to the scene to in- vestigate matters. They returned today and found everything as re- ported by Justice Garratt and that it was not the work of indians.
 The young Lieutenunt who was recently killed by the Apaches was a End Lieutenant in NIT. Wards company and recent graduate of West Point Mir. Ward speuks in very high terms of him and great sorrow IS manifested at his un- timely end.
 A ripple of excitement was caus- ed in Thomas yesterday by the killing of man by the name of Kemp, constable of Thomas pre- cinct, by Deputy Sheriff O'NeiI.
 It appears that Kemp in com pany with another man got on a spree and were creating a disturb ance, when Sheriff Crawford and ! Deputy O'Neil attempted to arrest l them. As Crawford was arresting his man, Kemp made an attempt | to shoot Crawford, at which ONeil | shot Kemp twice fatally wounding | him; from which circumstances 1 the killing appears to be jnsti i fable.
 The Hon. George H. Stevens and District Attorney Bolan ar rived Tuesday from Prescott. They | report that most of the new laws do not take effect til July 1st. ex- cept the revenue and county fund tug bill which takes effect immedi- ltely. The new compiled laws will be ready about May 1st. Mir. Bolan goes to Thomas tomorrow